Andrews–Gordon qq-series conjecture

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Let k≥1k\geq1, 1≤ℓ≤k1\leq\ell\leq k, 1≤i≤k+11\leq i\leq k+1, 1≤i′≤ℓ+11\leq i'\leq\ell+1, and ∣q∣<1|q|<1. Let CkC_k be the Cartan matrix of type AkA_k, let Bℓ−1B_{\ell-1} be the inverse Cartan matrix of type Aℓ−1A_{\ell-1}, and let e⃗j\vec{e}_j be the standard basis vectors, with e⃗j=0⃗\vec{e}_j=\vec{0} for j≥k+1j\geq k+1. Define

Q⃗i,i′,ℓ=e⃗i+e⃗i+2+⋯+e⃗i′+e⃗i′+2+⋯+e⃗ℓ+1+e⃗ℓ+3+⋯ .\vec{Q}_{i,i',\ell}=\vec{e}_i+\vec{e}_{i+2}+\cdots+\vec{e}_{i'}+\vec{e}_{i'+2}+\cdots+\vec{e}_{\ell+1}+\vec{e}_{\ell+3}+\cdots.

Let rr and ss have the meanings used in the source. Andrews–Gordon qq-series conjecture. The parity-restricted qq-series on the left-hand side of the statement is equal to the first displayed expression on the right when r≡k(mod2)r\equiv k\pmod2, and to the second displayed expression when r≢k(mod2)r\not\equiv k\pmod2. These expressions involve sums over nn, μ⃗\vec{\mu}, and congruence-restricted integers jj, with the exponents and congruence conditions exactly as displayed in the source. The identities would produce new qq-series results after replacing qq by 1/q1/q and taking L→∞L\to\infty; the source gives no proof or resolution beyond presenting them as conjectures.

References

Primary source

S. O. Warnaar, “The Andrews-Gordon identities and q-multinomial coefficients”, arXiv:q-alg/9601012 (1996).

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